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THE WAYCROSS HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1893.
Pat Meehan Killed Robert McBride
to Avenge an Insult.
THREE QUICK PISTOL SHOTS
Fallawad by the Death of One Man, the
Wonndingof Another, and a Third
A Goins to Jail, He Beins
Charsed with Murder.
Atlanta, Aug. 16.—Three shots in
rapid succession, one man running rap
idly toward a neighboring drug store,
another lying dead on the ground while
a third moved quietly away, as if noth
ing had happened, is the tragedy en
acted at the crowded entrance of the
Union passenger depot in Atlanta Mon
day evening.
It is another story of wounded honor
and quick retribution.
Pat Meehan is the traveling sales
man of a large liquor house, and one of
the quiet, clever Irishmen whose good
nature is proverbial and whose friends
are legion in this city where he has
been known for many year a He is
about 40 years old and has a family
who reside in Newnan, while he spends
most of his time on the road.
Mrs. Meehan, who is conaected with
some of the best families in Newnan,
occupies part of a house, where there
are other lodgers, and with her sister
and three little children keep house
while Pat is away at his work.
Two other occupants of the house
where the Meehan’s live were, until the
fatal tragedy occurred, were Will and
Robert A. McBride; two prominent and
influ-ential citizens of Newnan.
Bob McBride and the Meehan family
had spent the evening of the 7th in
stant until late bed time on the veranda
of the house in pleasant conversation,
and, not until the members of the house
hold had all separated and were about
to retire, did anything occur to mar the
pleasure and good feeling of any of the
company.
Then it was that McBride, finding
himself alone with Mrs. Meehan, said
something to her that was objectiona
ble to her. She resented his advances
in an instant, and, McBride, seeing the
error he had committed, did everything
in his power to appease her anger and
make amends for his indiscretion. But
Mrs. Meehan was obdurate. Her chas
tity had been assailed; her honor in
sulted and dragged down, and she de
termined to invoke her husband’s pro
tection, telling McBride so at the time.
While in New York, attending to his
business, Pat Meohan got a letter from
his wife, telling him enongh to cause
him to board the first train for the
south, and was soon with his wife, who
told him all.
It was one week, lacking a few hours,
from the time that Mr. McBride had
committed the indiscretion which cost
him his life, aud the fatal hour when
the two men met. Meehan arrived at
home Saturday night; spent the day
with his family Sunday, and Monday
morning came to Atlanta. Meanwhile,
McBride, knowing the man whom he
had wronged, and believing that his
life was in danger, had spent the week
in trying to have the trouble averted.
Friends had been called in and relatives
of Mrs. Meehan had been interviewed,
and their aid asked in secnring the ac
ceptance of an apology from McBride
and allowing the matter to drop. But
to no avail. McBride had, after seeing
the blander he had made, added fuel to
the flames of anger in Mrs. Meehan’s
breast by accusing her of indiscreet
conduct with other men; hoping, there
by. to silence her. In this he was mis
taken, and the possibility of a truce for
the first advances offered was precluded
by these latter charges.
Meehan bad armed himself with two
revolvers aud a dagger and was quietly
awaiting his opportunity when, just as
he was boarding the train in this city
to return to his home, he saw McBride
standing at the depot entrance talking
to a friend. Without a word of warn
ing, he advanced and fired on his man
•with the barrel of his pistol within a
few inches of McBribe’s head.
Two of the shots fired took effect in
the neck and face of the unfortunate
man and death followed in a few mo
ments.
The third man connected with the
affray received one of the bullets in the
shoulder, and it was he who ran across
the street to a drug store.
His name is Charles Reed, and is con
nected with a business firm in this city.
He was not interested in the affair, and
was talking with McBride' on a busi
ness matter when he was shot.
McBride occupied a prominent posi
tion in the business community of New
nan and was president of several manu
facturing enterprises of that town.
He was unmarried, and about 44
years old; is a native of Brooklyn, N.
Y., and his only relative in the sonth is
bis brother Will, who came upon the
scene just after the shooting occurred.
Meehan is in jail, upon a warrant
aworn out against him by McBride’s
brother soon after the tragedy.
The Comuv’i Jury Verdict.
The following verdict has just been
rendered by the coroner’s jury.
the death of Robert McBride, find from
the sworn evidence that the deceased
came to his death from two pistol shots
** face, pistols in the hands
of P. H. Meehan, ana we, the jury, can
not agree as to the degree of the offence.
A. R.Alley, M. D., Foreman.
®tel« *10,000 From a Bank.
St. Paul, Aug. 16.—At noona daring
thief stole a bag containing $10,000 in
gold which was lying at the window of
the receiving teller of theFirstNational
bank. The bag had been sent over to
the clearing house by the Merchants*
hank and was lying just inside of the
receiving tellers window. An unknown
man stepped up to the window, seized
the bag, made off with it and escaped
before any sort of pursuit could be or
ganized. As yet there is no trace of
the robber.
Absolutely
A cream ot tarter baking powder.
Highest of all in leavening strength.—
Latent U & Government Food Report.
Royal Baking Powder Co.
106 Wall Street, - - New York
W.A. McNEIL’S
Is the Place to Bay
to to family
Groceries, **
Grain and Bran.
1 am Sole Agent in Waycross for Ballard’!
Celebrated Flour, and for the present will
offer the following popular brands:
'A
Obelisk, @ $5.25
Favorite “ 4.75
Blue-Bird 4.50
Flour has advanced, but having bought a
Car-load before the rise, I can afford to give
my customers the l»enefit of the old price,
and I will refund the money if any of the
Ballard Flour fails to give satisfaction
I WANT
Don’t Neglect This Opportunity to Secure a Home.
APRIL lOtli, 1893.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AND FLORIDA R. R.
Condensed Time Table.
South
Bound.
N0.3N0.1
STATIONS.
North
Bound.
njtik:.
6-55 ! 7.10
Lv. -Atlanta Ar.
8 °s| 7-45
10.10 io!^
Macon
4-5oj 4-30
H'" 3
li
A.M.j 8.3O
Cordele
Tifton
2.a<J x-5*
Valdosta.
^
Ar Jacksonville
7.00, 6.30
7-40| 7-55
Ar Tampa.
7-°^ 9 «»
4-44] 8.09
Ar. Lv.
7.06! 6.34
A S 'dr S -~
Wilson Street.
1
10
j N Street.
1
1
10 ;
1
s
L Street.
1
8
| K Street.
2
7
2
\
2
9
2
9 ! |
3
8
3
s | xn
3
6
3
6
4
7
4
-
4
5
4
5
5
6
5
6 |
Parallel Street.
J. E. Wilson: H.W.W,
Short Line to The World’s Fair.
Through Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars
Tampa to Nashville, via Atlanta, connect
ing in Union Depot at Nashville with Vesti-
buled Limited for Chicago, making
Shortest Line and Quickest Time
from all points in Florida and Sonth
Georgia to World’s Fair.
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Car
Tampa to Atlanta, connecting in Union De
pot with R. «fe D. Vestibuled Limited for
Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
New York, with Pullman Buffet Sleeping
Car for St. Louis, via Western and Atlantic
R. R., and with through Pullman Buffet
Car Sendee via G. P. for Kansas City via
Birmingham and Memphis.
Sleeping Car on Night Trains
from Macon and Palatka. Passengers
leaving Palatka can remain in Sleeper at
Macon until 7:00 a. m„ where breakfast can
be had and connections made with 7:40
train for Atlanta, and trains for Augusta,
Athens, Milledgeville, Montgomery and Sa
vannah, and all points East, North and
South.
H. Burns, A. C. Knapp,
Trav. Pass'g Agt.. Traffic Mgr..
Macon. Ga. Macon. Ga.
Waycross Air Line Railroad-
ivcross <
A rriveWaltertow
Elsi
The very best Country Produce, and
will give the highest market price,
either in trade or cash.
A Full Line of Crockery and Stoves on hand.
All I ask is a call.
iigt3-d.3m
J. W. HOPSON,
PROPRIETOR-
Centennial and Palace Bars,
QUITMAN, GEORGIA.
THE BEST AND PUREST LIQUORS
In the market for Medicinal pur
poses and general use.
^0*Prompt attention given to orders ac-
•ompanied by the cash.
Express Charges Paid
n this point to any place on the S. F. &
W. R„ or B. & W. R. R.
Patronage solicited.
W. B. COOPER & CO.,
Wholesale Grocers
Commission Merchants.
Naval Stores, Cotton, Etc!
Albany Avenue.
Brunswick and Western Railroad.
COURSE BY MAIL
WITH THE
LEAVENWORTH
Business College.
TO ADVERTISE
OTTR COLLEGE
ing and Commercial Arithmetic by mail
”ree of Charge to a limited number of per
ms. This course will be completed in forty
•ssons. No charge for Diplomas.
Address:
PROF. F. J. VANDERBERG, Pres..
302, 304 and 306 Delaware st.
june3-w3m Leavenworth. Kan.
Lagerine!
-4- 4-
o* Drink *
*** Lagerine,***
That Great Health - Giving Drink !!
Manufactured by
FRED FICKEN.
WAYCROSS, GEORGIA.
J. A. JONES & CO.,
The above map represents the land offered for sale by the WAY CROSS LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY,
all the lots fronting on good CO and 50 feet streets, and a 10 foot alley in rear of each lot. Each lot contains about one-
quarter of an acre, and may be paid for at five dollars per month; and when parties propose to build at once, payments need
not commence until the buildings are up and the lumber paid for. The lumber can also be bought on the installment plan.
Apply to HENRY W. WILSON,
Wavcross, Ga. Cor. Albany Avenue and D. St.
SAVANNAH, FLORIDA & WESTERN R’Y.
WAYCKOiS SHORT LINE- TIME CA1U);
Schedule: of Through Trains (o Florida and So. Ocarina,
GOING SOUTH—Read Down
GOING NORTH—Read Up.
6 loam
i,...
10 20pm ilO 11am 8 OOatii
12 30um Ill 14am 0 13am
7 20am: I 11 30am
10 40um ......... j 210pm
' "lam 1 j 1 15pm 12 00n’i
I 5 55pm 5 55pu:
110 15pm 10 20pm
IlO 55pm 11 00pm
8 15ain- ! 3 35pm
11 15am j 1
4 28am' , 11 28pm
6 25am | ’ 102pm
0 25am 3 25pm Ar
8 57aift 1 1 2 23pm Ar.
11 30am | : jAr...
3 55pm I jAr...
..Savannah.
Jcsup....
... Waycross..
...Jacksonville..
.Ar 12 09pm
,Lv 10 28am
,Lv 9 15am
,Lv' 7 20am
Albany Lv
* ' * ' 7 OOani
1 15aiu
8 00pm
7 30pm
Tampa ........
..Port Tampa.....
... Live Oak
. Gainesville
.... Valdosta
..Thomasville
....Monticello
... Bainbridge ....
.Chattahoochee.
Macon.
..—Columbus
Atlanta
...Montgomery....
8 32pin'.
6 25pm |.
515pm.
8 OOaiu|
3 28pm'
2 lOpnii
11 45am :
12 57pm!
I..
.....Lv 3 35ain!l0 55am ..
1 00am
; 7 00pm
j 3 45pm
..14 30pm
.J 5 13pm
.. ! 3 40pm
..;10 15pm
GSOam
7 00pm
Trains Nos. 35 and 14 carry Pullman ears between New York, Savannah and Port
Tampa. No. 23 carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Waycross to Nashville, Louisvi n “ —*•*
Chicago. Train 78 carries Pullman Sleeping Cars between New York and Jacks:
No. 5 carries Pullman Cars between Savannah and Chicago, and on Wednesdays a
No. 19 leaves Savannah daily, except Sunday. 3:5
208 leaves Jesup daily, except Sunday, 4:25 a m. arrive
stop at all stations between Savannah and Jesup.
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE AND CONNECTIONS.
York, Sa
Nashville, Louisville aud
r ..... v York and Jacksonville.
No. 5 carries Pullman Cars between Savannah and Chicago, and on Wednesdays and Sat
urdays No. 5 carries Pullman Sleeper to Suwannee Springs, and on Thursdays and Sun
days the sleeper returns from Suwannee Springs.
Train No. 5 connects at Jesup for Macon, Atlanta and the west. Train 23 connects at
Waycross for Montgomery. New Orleans. Nashville, Cincinnati. St Louis and Cmcago.
Through Pullman Sleeper Waycross to Chicago. Train 23 connects with Alabama Mid
landrailway for Montgomery and the southwest.
Tickets sold to all points and Sleeping Car berths secured at passenger stations, and
ticket office. 22 Bull street. E. A. ARMANI). City Ticket Agent.
R. G. FLEMING. Superintendent. W. M. DAVIDSON. General Passenger Agent.
BUGGIES, WAGONS,
Road Carts, Torpentina Wagons, Harness,
Sewing Machines and Attachments,
WAYCROSS, GA.
j££r*We keep on hand a full supply of
Shuttles and Needles for-all kinds of
Sewing Machines.
M. BRICE, SON & CO.,
QUITMAN, GEORGIA,
General - Grocery - Merchants,
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Corn, Oats, Bacon, Lard, Peas, Finders,
Syrup, Chickens Eggs, Etc., for
Sale at all Times
“Orange Blossom,” the common-sense
Female Remedy, is sold and recommend
ed by all druggists.
E4SI ffNN. R. & Gi. RY. SYSTEM.
McGgilj^iESBY FISK, i ^reivers. _
• schedule In effect July 9, 1893. • **%%%«>
SlEEffiie CABS JACKSONVILLE TO CHICAGO Without Change ar Delay.
SUHIIER EXCURSION T|n*PTSirar7ri~'..'uumnHLIl’S Fill.
I ticKet» from FkSridawiU be hucor^i via Cha-.ulLoga if desired.*'* I
Lv Jacksonville, S, F. ftW.
• , -
“ Jesup, E.T.T.40.
Ar AtUnta, J Union > 44
Lv- “ t Depot. J «
Ap Rome. **
Ap Dalton. 44
Ap Chattanooga. ^^
44 Cincinnati, C. H. A D.
Lv 44
Ap Chicago, (Monon)
si
Si
Ar Chattanooga.
r Jaek’vUle, S.FAK «*0p
"-"-■tii, •* I 7 OOp
“ 903a
J£ X. V.At Q.jlO *5p
i c Union
Depot
_Jga,
Q.AC.
Ctar&ttL 44
| Choice of { jl#
ArChlcago (
—j Sleeping Cars, through
Jacksonville to Chicago without
chang* or delay
Stop-over* allowed in Louisville,
Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
_ Chatta’ga^-T.VAU
Ap Memphis-
Lexington, *-•
(Choiceof'
1 1 * routes ,
Louisville.
44
Ar Chicago l
ti (C
Uls
Ar St-Louis
Train leaving Jacksonville
Jack’ville.S.F. AW.
. !Ar Atlanta, Union
' lOp |Lv " Depot
’ 20p *Ap Ooltewah E.T.V-A G
Lv Chattanooga “
»' a.-hington.i B.AO)
B.K. McCORD,® ® ®
*** *% *% QUITMAN, GA.
Heavy and Fancy
GROCERIES,
Country Produce of all kinds.
Orders solicited and satisfaction guaranteed.
Special Attention paid to
Packing and Shipping Goods.
For Sale.
My cottage at St. Simons.
A. M. Knight.
jne 20, 9t<l & ltw W ay cross, Ga.
CLEVEUND \mm, *
WARESBORO, GA.
CITUATED in the town of Waresboro,
^ eleven miles West of Wavcross, on the
B. & \V. Road.
Healthy Locality, Moral Neighborhoid
GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS,
Well Equipped Building. Competent In
structors. Preparation for College and
Teaching a Specialty.
For particulars address
Zeb. B. Sanders, \ P •
John G. Mills, J i nnc,pa!s
J. M. TYLER, &
+Dealer in Country Produce
+ + + •* General Groceries, +
QUITMAN, GEORGIA.
Send me your orders for Corn, Oats, Bacon
Lard, Peas, Produce, Chickens, Eggs, Pota
toes &c. They will receive prompt atten
tion. All goods delivered F. O. B.
BTNQ EXTRA FARES.
SOLED VESTIBULED trains *f
elegant day coaches, baggage
mail and express cars from Jack
sonville to Cincinnati
neettngwith SOLID
trains for Chicago. Pullman Vest!-
- - • ~ *«- *- from vestibule coach is attached at Oolt
isfciis&r
i.isii
j Cincinnati i
through Pullman Sleeping «
;4oi! Trains leaving Jacksonville at 1:20
id, p. m. runs solid to Cincinnati with
, hron—a ruumaii »riuuc car to?, through raw Jacksonville to CtielgO
The Atlanta and Bristol obeervationjiyation vestibule
vestibule coach is attached at Oolte-pto Bnstotwhieh is attached
wah June, to the “Washington ^Yesti-f
bole” carrying Tollman
New York and Washington. Close]
connections made in LouisvilleL"—.—- .. . .
for St. Louis. [Tuning car attached.
* For berth reservations,
-W.H. DOLL. Dirt. F
“• W. rui^r ud IKtot Ariot. ljios-tUo, Tout
Hitch, Powers & Co
QUITMAN, GEORGIA.
WHOLESALE COUNTRY PRODUCE
And Commission Merchants.
Corn, Oats, Country Hams
Lard, Chickens and Eggs.
Bkooks County .-yeup a Specialty.
jS&**0rtler» by mail proof ptiy fi led. A1
eoodg guaranteed.
MEAT MARKET
HENRY T. WILLIAMS,
BEEF, PORK, SAUSAGE
AT ALL TIMES.
Cor. Plant &?a. and Braaswick Straits
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
The Best in the Market at Reasonable Pricos
*• 330 pn»
uoien • 00 pm
“ Ileat lt “ 30 pm
“ Sessoms “ 44 “ 530 pm
RETURNING.
Leave Sessoms daily except Sunday 530 am
Arrive Beach 44 “ “ 610 am
Bolen ** ** 44 640 am
Elsi
Waltertown
St. Simons Line.
SUMMER SCHEDULE
In Effect May 25, 1893.
, 2:30 and 6:40 p m, for Pier. Returninp
leaves Pier at 6 and 10:30 a m and 5 p m.
Sunday Schedule—Leave Brunswick at 9
m and 2:30 and 7:30 p m. Returning—
leave Pier at 12 m and 6p m.
je21 U. DART, Manager.
WoimM Lite pieservei
FOR RAIS IV ALL DRUQQJST3.
7* POSITIVE CURB POR
Consumption,
COUGHS, COLDS, CROUP,
AND ALL
BRONCHIAL AFFECTTIONS.
Life Preserver Medicine Go.,
WAYCROSS, GA.
J. H. OPPENHEIM & SOM.
AUCTIONEERS
—- AND
Commission Merchants.
5 AND 7 WHITAKER ST. (
SAVANNAH, GA.
Regular Sales Days,
MONDAYS and FRIDAYS.
W. W. WALKER,
QUITMAN, GA.
General - Produce - Merchant,
DEALER IN
Country Produce of all kinds.
1000 Bushels Com for Sale.
BACON, LARD, OATS,
Pinders, Chickens, Eggs, Butter, Etc.,
on hand at all times.
All orders promptly filled. Correspond-
nce solicited and satisfaction guaranteed.
Gity e T a;5C Rotice.
The Books for the collection of City
Tax for the current year are now open.
All Tax Payers are hereby notified to
come forward at once and pay up, there
by saving the expense ot an
EXECUTION,
Ey order of Citv Council.
w. f. Parker,
City Tax Collector.
Office cor Parker and Elizabeth sts.
Hours from 8 a. m. to 12 r». in.
PAR-A-SIT-I-CIDE cures itch in
thirty minutes. Price 50 cents. Sold by
T. S. Paine. 3mos